Temporal factors in motor-vehicle crash deaths: Ten years later

Weast, Rebecca A.

doi:10.1016/j.jsr.2018.02.011

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“…One traffic safety measure is the use of sobriety checkpoints in selected locations to reduce the risk of alcoholrelated traffic deaths. However, one study showed that crash fatalities with higher blood alcohol concentration (BAC) threshold remained stable on holidays despite a campaign of targeted enforcement to address the dangers of alcohol-involved driving [17].…”

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Motor vehicle fatalities during Memorial Day weekends, 1981–2016

et al. 2020

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Objective: Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of injury death in the United States, and Memorial Day weekend is one of six holiday periods with an increased number of motor vehicle fatalities in the United States. However, few motor vehicle fatality comparisons were made between Memorial Day weekend and non-holiday periods. Our aims were to determine which day(s) during the holiday had highest motor vehicle fatality risk compared to nonholiday travel and to identify potential risk factors. Results:Of 43,457 traffic fatalities studied, 15,292 (35%) occurred during the holiday, with Saturday being deadliest but Monday having highest odds of traffic fatality. Both sexes, all years, age < 65, drivers and passengers, rural and urban, and all regions in the United States were at increased risk during the holiday versus non-holiday periods.

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Section: Table 2 Odds Ratio and 95% CI For Motor Vehicle Fatalities Dmentioning

confidence: 99%

Motor vehicle fatalities during Memorial Day weekends, 1981–2016

et al. 2020

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“…One traffic safety measure is the use of sobriety checkpoints in selected locations to reduce the risk of alcohol-related traffic deaths. However, one study showed that crash fatalities with higher BAC threshold remained stable on holidays despite a campaign of targeted enforcement to address the dangers of alcohol-involved driving [18].…”

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confidence: 99%

Motor Vehicle Fatalities during Memorial Day Weekends, 1981-2016

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Ratnapradipa

Xiang

et al. 2019

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Objective: Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of injury death in the United States, and Memorial Day weekend is one of six holiday periods with an increased number of motor vehicle fatalities in the United States. However, few motor vehicle fatality comparisons were made between Memorial Day weekend and non-holiday periods. Our aims were to determine which day(s) during the holiday had highest motor vehicle fatality risk compared to non-holiday travel and to identify potential risk factors. Results: Of 43,457 traffic fatalities studied, 15,292 (35%) occurred during the holiday, with Saturday being deadliest but Monday having highest odds. Both sexes, all years, age <65, drivers and passengers, rural and urban, and all regions in the United States were at increased risk during the holiday versus non-holiday periods.

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“…10 Another important observation found that there was even a relation between the seasons and traffic accidents as accidents happening in summer time had an increased chance of causing fatality. 11,12 These findings indicated that emergency physicians should have an altered focus on traffic accidents in times when the accidents have the highest chance of causing fatality or serious injury leading to a permanent dysfunction in body organs.…”

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confidence: 99%